{"id":4959,"date":"2025-06-16T15:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/?p=4959"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:38:19","slug":"amber-mountain-between-light-and-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paintnprogress.art\/en\/dzintars-kalnins-starp-gaismu-un-enu\/","title":{"rendered":"Dzintars Kalni\u0146\u0161 \u2013 between light and shadow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dzintars Kalni\u0146\u0161 is a contemporary artist whose art is not just a visual experience \u2013 it is a journey into the inner world. His paintings reveal hidden feelings, transformed thoughts through the language of symbolism, which resonates with the viewer in the deepest layers of consciousness. Dzintars' art combines subtle irony, the fantasy of childhood dreams and the depth of adult philosophy, which turns his works into unique works of art. This art is not created to please \u2013 it is created to awaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art as a path of introspection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dzintars Kalni\u0146\u0161 combines introspective spirituality and visual expression in his work. He believes that art is a tool with which it is possible to understand and accept the duality of human nature - the light and the dark side (light and shadow).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOnly by allowing the light to enter within can we truly see our shadows. And only by accepting our shadows do we gain the freedom to be whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This belief is expressed in his works as a symbolic balance \u2013 sometimes disturbing, sometimes comforting. He does not paint from the foreground, but allows the work to reveal itself. Dzintars believes that ideas come from the subconscious and his task is to be a mediator, allowing images and symbols to express themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are the works made?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dzintars works intuitively. He starts with an impulse, a feeling that materializes on the canvas without a predetermined result. The titles he gives to his works are not simply defined illustrations \u2013 they are leitmotifs that help the viewer see the broader context of the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The paintings \u201cAll in One Boat\u201d, \u201cWater Frequencies\u201d, \u201cSetting the Direction\u201d or \u201cMilky Way Kisses\u201d are examples where the depicted visual layer reveals not only form, but also essence \u2013 collective experience, the fluctuations of consciousness, moments of choice and the cosmic nature of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe name is not an explanation. It is a direction to look.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This perspective makes each painting a living aspect of a being, with its own breath, silence, and language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2000 \u2013 2004<\/strong>
Baltic International Academy<\/strong>, Environmental Design Department \u2013 Interior design<\/strong> (Latvia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 \u2013 2017<\/strong> Painting studios<\/strong> (Germany)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional activity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2022 \u2013 present<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art teacher and art course \u201cOut of the ordinary\u201d<\/a><\/strong> leader
Classes: master classes, private lessons, group classes (Latvia)
\ud83c\udf10 paintnprogress.art<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

German Artists' Club \u201cArt Point Neuss\u201d<\/a>, club member since 2013<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018 \u2013 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freelancer<\/strong> \u2013 Interiors, art exhibitions, art projects, installations (Germany)
\ud83d\udd39 Participation and exhibition of works in several exhibitions and opening events organized by the club
\ud83d\udd39 Featured as an artist in the book "Leaders In Contemporary Art"<\/strong> from Capsule Book<\/em>
\ud83c\udf10 capsulesbook.com \u2013 Dzintar Kalnin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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